Nothing can beat Grandma’s Turkey Noodle Soup. It’s just like love in a bowl. My grandma always has some type of soup to heat up when you visit her, and my favorite is her turkey noodle soup. I recreated my grandma’s turkey noodle soup the best I could. The flavors are spot on and the noodles are nice and tender. This recipe is great for using leftover turkey.
I made a homemade Turkey Stock for this soup, since we had cooked a whole turkey earlier this week, I used the carcass, some veggies, seasonings and water, and cooked it my slow cooker. The turkey stock may seem like a lot of work, but it’s really is simple, and adds a ton of flavor to this soup. (this turkey stock needs to be made overnight, or the day before making this soup)
The next day after I made the turkey stock (or you can buy it, Trader Joe’s sells an amazing turkey stock!) I added the turkey stock, turkey, veggies, bay leaves, thyme and black pepper to the slow cooker, I cooked all of that for 8 hours on low. Then I cooked my noodles on the stove-top, then added them to the soup, and cooked for 1 1/2 hours more in the slow cooker, I did this so the noodles would get extra tender, just like grandma’s. I always cook my noodles before adding to the slow cooker, I had a bad experience with noodles that disappeared into mush in the slow cooker, when I added them raw.
My family has been down with the flu this week, and this was the perfect meal to make us feel better! I also had to work late all this week too, which didn’t help at all! I hope to feel better this week, and I am happy that I will have this soup for leftovers!
- 7 cups Turkey Stock, or broth (chicken broth may be used)
- 3 cups cooked leftover turkey, shredded or diced
- 1 cup sliced carrots
- 1 cup sliced celery
- 1 cup diced white onion
- 2 bay leaves
- ½ teaspoon thyme
- dash of pepper
- 8 ounces fettuccine noodles (broken up)
- salt to taste
- Add the stock or broth, turkey, carrots, celery, onion, bay leaves, thyme, and pepper to the slow cooker.
- Cover, and cook on low for 8 hours.
- After the 8 hours are up, cook the noodles for about 12 minutes in boiling water on the stove top.
- Add the drained noodles to the slow cooker with the soup, and continue to cook on HIGH for about an 1½ hours more, this will soften the noodles to perfection, and make the soup thicker.
nibbles by mic says
March 2, 2014 at 6:33 pmI’ll try anything Grandma makes 🙂 Thanks again for stopping by MUNCHING MONDAYS!!! Warmest, Nic
Joy @ Yesterfood says
March 4, 2014 at 7:27 amSarah, this looks wonderful- and I know it must smell and taste incredible! Like you said, it is definitely “love in a bowl”! ♥ Thank you for bringing this to Treasure Box Tuesday- I have pinned and tweeted! 🙂
Cindy @ Hun... What's for Dinner? says
March 4, 2014 at 1:02 pmIs there anything better than chicken soup made with homemade stock? Thanks for sharing at Simple Supper Tuesday.
Ronda says
March 7, 2014 at 11:41 pmHi Sarah! Thank you for coming to our link party @ http://www.KicthenDreaming.com I hope to see you again next week!
Miz Helen says
March 9, 2014 at 4:36 pmWhat a great pot of Turkey Noodle Soup, it is wonderful that it cooks in the Slow Cooker. Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday, it is so nice to have you with us today. Have a great weekend and come back soon!
Miz Helen
David Ryan says
April 16, 2014 at 6:23 amOooh. Now I’m craving for some Turkey noodle soup.
Desiree Dana says
December 29, 2014 at 5:00 pmMy family LOVED this recipe! Thank you so much for sharing. I’m just wondering if it is possible to freeze it?
Sarah Olson says
December 29, 2014 at 6:47 pmI have not tried to freeze this one. If you do try, let me know how it reheats! 🙂
Upstate NYer says
January 14, 2015 at 11:05 amYes, you can freeze this. I do it all the time.With all kinds of soups. I would recommend that you freeze it without the noodles. I am not saying that you can’t but I find they are mushy once defrosted. Cook them separately when you are ready to defrost, reheat and serve – if you want noodles in your soup.
Peggy Carduff says
October 14, 2015 at 1:20 pmCan I use chicken or do I have to use Turkey?
Sarah Olson says
October 14, 2015 at 1:30 pmYes precooked chicken would be fine! I tested this recipe with raw chicken before, tasted good, but the raw chicken leaves floaties in the soup, not great for guests.
Southern Gent says
November 30, 2015 at 1:25 pmExcellent recipe as is. My 3 grandkids love it. They enjoy the soup more than the Thanksgiving Day meal. The grandkids asked for more veggies in the soup. So I double up on the carrots & celery. On occasions they also have asked to add green peas or green beans or some other veggie. I look at it this way. Any recipe that has young kids asking to eat veggies-add the veggies. Job well done. Happy holidays.
Mike says
January 12, 2017 at 10:44 amCan you use egg noodles instead?
Sarah Olson says
January 12, 2017 at 11:31 amYes! cook them according to the package directions
Mike says
January 12, 2017 at 12:53 pmThank you Ms. Sara
Brent says
April 10, 2017 at 4:17 pm0 stars. Did anyone actually cook this? My two main concerns before attempting this recipe were that the cook time was too long and there weren’t enough seasonings. I was proven correct on both counts. When this was finished it’s 9 1/2 hours of cooking time there was almost no liquid left and the result was a mushy flavorless hot mess. I might be able to salvage what’s left by adding more broth and seasonings. A disappointing waste of perfectly good turkey meat. .
Sarah Olson says
April 10, 2017 at 5:24 pmThere shouldn’t be any evaporating of liquid if the lid was left on, your slow cooker may cook too fast as well.
Brent says
April 11, 2017 at 6:56 pmOK, that’s probably on me. I hadn’t done slow cooker soup before and I stirred it several times during cooking. I should have left it alone, but I was home all day and bored.
Sarah Olson says
April 12, 2017 at 6:43 amNo worries, I used to do the same!
Anonymous says
November 16, 2018 at 7:02 amHow long do you cook the turkey carcass in the slow cooker?
Lisa M says
December 30, 2018 at 12:40 pmWhat’s the best thing to do with leftover turkey and a crockpot? This soup of course! I doubled the celery and carrots and used Vegetable stock. Delicious!:)